Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-07
THE COURT RECORD.
superior Court-CriminaI Side-Judge


superior Court-CrImfnaI Side-Judge
Andrews.
Lawrence Donahue, charged with being tramp
in Derby, changed his plea to guilty and was sen
fenced to four months in the State prison.
John Addlehurst, who stabbed George Belcher
Nov 5, did not appear in court yesterday and his
bond called. Margaret McVeatty is the surety.
Thomas Flynn. who was bound over for burglar
ioI1sly entering house in Meriden, changed his
plea to guilty" and sentenced to year in the
common jail.
John Londregan of Davenport avenut was sem
fenced to six months in jail and to pay fine of
$50 by the City court November IL, for scalding
his little son with pail of tea, inicting severe in
juries The boy has recovered. The sentence was
afterwards changed to four months in Jail and
fine of 81. Judge Andrews made this the sentence
as by Attorney Hayes advice Londregan pleaded
guilty.
The jury then began the trial of William sulli-
session His confederates, Lee and Doran were
convicted of this offense the last of the SUI
der the statute made to prevent Connecticut
from being stamping ground for the criminals OF
other surrounding S aIes, which have passed SINH
lar laws. The evidence against Sullivan, whose
was continued to this term of the court was
the same as that against his pals last term, Officers
Dennehy and Clancy testifying to arrestng the
men for suspicious actions and Identifying the in
strumentS of felony found upon him when searched
The case of Thomas Feeney of Derby, charged
with assault with intent to kill continued to
the April term.
Louis Phillips of Meriden. accused of burglary.
changed his plea to guilty and will go to Jail for six
months.
FOR M. b. SCOTS DEATH.
Conductor Ebert o. Merrill and Gate Tender John
Starkey, of the Consolidated road, arrested
yesterday warrants charged with manslaughter,
having by their criminal negligence caused the
death of Merritt B. Scott at the Grand street
ing of the railroad December 10. On that morning
about eight o'clock Mr. Scott approached the cross
ing in team The gates were up and Gate Tender
was no danger and drove onto the track to be in
SANITY struck BY paymasters train of which
and crushed terribly as to die within few hours
The coroner's report to the ate attorney 9en-
Conductor Morrel stood upon the platform of the
p.ymaster's car, which struck Scott as the train
c cur o MIX found Morre guilty Of criminal
Ga1eman .starkey claimed that the gates were
frozen and would not work Other ILLNESSES testi-
so, the coroner censures Starkey for not being
present an valiant e signal approaching dasgec
amined the report of the coroner and upon it yes
kd to a giant John sss
keys arrest on charge OF granddaughter. The
At $3.50 Morren was brought before Judge An
drews He pleaded not guilty to the charge and
was held 10 81 900 bonds.
SUED FOR FORGERY.
| ga Franklin of New York former agent for
| the Osborne & Cheesman company charged with
| forgery, commenced yesterday.
| The indictment against Franklin charging him
with uttering two forged notes, for S464 A pur
porting to be issued by J. Frebon, and one of $3.50
purporting to be made by ]. Schonbe ger, ane
| both payable to the order Of the Osborne Chees
| man company se:utipg Attorney Downs Of
Birmingham appeared for the prosecution and W
| n williams for Franklin. The case originally
came up in the Birmingham Police court yesterday